The Indian Navy recently welcomed its fifth Missile-Cum-Ammunition Barge, LSAM 13, Yard 81, as part of a significant project undertaken by MSME Shipyard, SECON Engineering Projects Pvt Ltd (SEPPL), Visakhapatnam.

Before taking over as Vice Chief of Navy, he had served as Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command. 

The Union Minister of State for Defence, Ajay Bhatt, recently inaugurated the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) jetty at Vadinar, located in Gujarat's Devbhumi Dwarka district. This inauguration marks a significant step towards enhancing infrastructure development in the strategically vital North-West region of the country.